Best headteachers add two GCSE grades, landmark study finds First study of its kind tracks impact of school leaders on pupil progress, teacher turnover and absences
Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2023 DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 6.5% for teachers and leaders
Jewish schools get extra cash for security The government said it is ‘very concerned’ some schools have closed due to safety fears
Levelling-up education cash just £50 per-pupil, analysis suggests ‘If the government is serious about tackling the attainment gap, then schools must be given the resources they require to do the job’
School funding: Unions want £370m back as heads cut ‘nice-to-haves’ ‘Hope has disappeared because somebody made a mistake’
Almost 1 in 10 secondary pupils off as sickness absence rises The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks
Call for funding reform and reception SEND check to close disadvantage gap ‘Persistently disadvantaged’ pupils end secondary schools almost two years behind their peers
Bridget Phillipson: Full text of Labour conference 2023 speech Labour activists heard from the shadow education secretary at the party’s annual conference this morning. Here is what she said
Most teaching bursaries rise, but spend still £54m below pre-pandemic levels Bursaries up in most subjects and re-introduced in art, music and RE, but English grant cut